Gamma Hello World
Overview
Minimal working example demonstrating core Gamma presentation generation functionality.
Prerequisites
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Completed gamma-install-auth setup
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Valid API credentials configured
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Development environment ready
Instructions
Step 1: Create Entry File
Create a new file for your hello world example.
Step 2: Import and Initialize Client
import { GammaClient } from '@gamma/sdk';
const gamma = new GammaClient({ apiKey: process.env.GAMMA_API_KEY, });
Step 3: Generate Your First Presentation
async function main() { const presentation = await gamma.presentations.create({ title: 'Hello Gamma!', prompt: 'Create a 3-slide introduction to AI presentations', style: 'professional', });
console.log('Presentation created:', presentation.url); }
main().catch(console.error);
Output
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Working code file with Gamma client initialization
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Successful API response with presentation URL
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Console output showing:
Presentation created: https://gamma.app/docs/abcd1234
Error Handling
Error Cause Solution
Import Error SDK not installed Verify with npm list or pip show
Auth Error Invalid credentials Check environment variable is set
Timeout Network issues Increase timeout or check connectivity
Rate Limit Too many requests Wait and retry with exponential backoff
Examples
TypeScript Example
import { GammaClient } from '@gamma/sdk';
const gamma = new GammaClient({ apiKey: process.env.GAMMA_API_KEY, });
async function main() { const result = await gamma.presentations.create({ title: 'My First Presentation', prompt: 'Explain the benefits of AI-powered presentations', });
console.log('View at:', result.url); }
main().catch(console.error);
Python Example
from gamma import GammaClient
client = GammaClient()
response = client.presentations.create( title='My First Presentation', prompt='Explain the benefits of AI-powered presentations' )
print(f'View at: {response.url}')
Resources
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Gamma Getting Started
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Gamma API Reference
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Gamma Examples
Next Steps
Proceed to gamma-local-dev-loop for development workflow setup.